On New Year’s Eve, action sports icon Travis Pastrana made history in Long Beach, ringing in 2010 with a bang. The four-time Rally America Champion and nine-time X Games Gold Medalist broke boundaries and accelerated himself in to the history books by accomplishing an amazing feat of skill and calculated risk at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits.

Click video to take a look at the Subaru Travis will be sending into the air on New Year’s Eve. It’s an impressive example of both ground and airborne vehicular performance.

And in the same way we’ve prepped the car to perform at it’s absolute best, the Long Beach Fire Department is also preparing for anything to go wrong, including the possibility that Travis ends up in the water.

Click video to watch Travis Pastrana and crew run through the final phase of practicing for his New Year’s Eve rally car jump. After starting with dirt-to-dirt jumps, the move to ramps was necessary for accurately reproducing the setup he’ll use when jumping over water.

This New Year’s Eve, action sports icon Travis Pastrana will star in Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., live on ESPN. Travis will attempt to shatter the world record for distance jumping in a car at the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor.

Click video to see Travis on his first visit to the site of his upcoming world record jump attempt for a healthy dose of holy-sh*t-this-is-going-to-be-huge. Also in the clip is a first-look at a CGI animation of how the jump will look when it’s televised live on ESPN.

This New Year’s Eve, action sports icon Travis Pastrana will star in Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., live on ESPN. Travis will attempt to shatter the world record for distance jumping in a car at the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor.

With four consecutive Rally America championships, nine X Games gold medals, the first double backflip on a motorcycle and a hit television series under his belt, it is safe to say that Travis Pastrana has reached the pinnacle of his career – and yet he’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Click video to watch motorcycle stunt guy Travis Pastrana who has been practicing short distance jumps in preparation for his record setting rally car jump… and not all of them have gone so well. He’s fine. The car… not so much.

This New Year’s Eve, action sports icon Travis Pastrana will star in Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., live on ESPN. Travis will attempt to shatter the world record for distance jumping in a car at the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor.

Click video to see the New Year’s Eve world-record jump that Travis Pastrana will attempt. Yes, this coming New Year’s Eve, motorcycle and action sports icon Travis Pastrana will star in Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., live on ESPN. Travis will attempt to shatter the world-record for distance jumping in a car, at the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor.

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With four consecutive Rally America championships, nine X Games gold medals, the first double backflip on a motorcycle and a hit television series under his belt, it is safe to say that Travis Pastrana has reached the pinnacle of his career – and yet he’s showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. In fact, on New Year’s Eve at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., the action sports superstar will step on the accelerator and ring in 2010 by adding yet another jaw-dropping feat to his already impressive resume: the world record for longest distance jump in a rally car.